Senior Software Engineer II - LLM Observability

Remote - United States · Remote · full time · Senior

$183,340 – $206,000

Listed on Honeycomb’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.

What this role is

You'll build the foundational infrastructure that makes AI systems observable in Honeycomb's platform, designing backend APIs and full-stack features while leading complex technical projects across teams. This role suits experienced engineers who excel at backend development in Go, can mentor others, and care deeply about production reliability and developer experience.

Our summary, not Honeycomb’s wording. The full posting is on their site.

Skills this role names

What they ask for

Required

Deep experience designing and maintaining backend systems in Go or similar languages
Professional experience with React and TypeScript for frontend work
Track record of planning and delivering multi-team technical projects
Proactive problem-solving and end-to-end ownership of projects
Experience mentoring engineers and raising technical quality standards
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Experience supporting software in production with on-call exposure

Nice to have

Experience with AI-assisted development tools like Copilot, Claude Code, or Cursor
Strong opinions about observability and production culture best practices